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| Tower Revived Cafe: Contact |
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Organisation name: |
Equality Works |
Short title: |
Tower Revived Cafe |
Type of tool: |
Employment |
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Contact person: |
Carol Lundberg |
Postal address: |
Tower Drive
Neath Hill
Milton Keynes
U.K |
Phone: |
01908 252 686 |
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Email address: |
carol.lundberg@milton-keynes.gov.uk |
Web site: |
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Development Partner (DP): |
i-WORK |
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About the organisation:- |
Status: |
Equality Works is supporting people with learning disabilities into mainstream work and education opportunities (paid as well as voluntary work) |
Mission: |
To function as a specialist training resource, Tower Revived Cafe and Training Centre, for people with a learning disability to gain catering and social skills which enable them to gain employment that realises their full potential. |
Means & organisation: |
Equality works is part of Milton Keynes Council's Adult Disability Services. |
Local socioeconomic situation: |
Milton Keynes is an area of low unemployment. Between 2001 - 2004, 293 people were assessed whether they were eligible for the services at Equality Works. 50 clients out of 293 went to various levels of education.
Population: Milton Keynes (MK) is often characterised as a young city. MK has a higher than average proportion of children and young people than other areas, for example in South East and England & Wales. People of retirement, on the other hand make up a much smaller than average proportion of MK population. Ethnicity: MK's relatively high proportion of ethnic groups have mainly Asian or Asian British background. Income: The household income data indicates that MK is situated in a relatively affluent area. There are pockets of deprivation, though. Unemployment: Claimant count unemployment currently stands at 1.7% in MK, (Aug 2004). The rate remains relatively low at below 2% and there is nolack of employment opportunities within the area, so it seems unlikely that unemployment will become a major issue for MK in the foreseeable future. Deprivation: MK has pockets of deprivation, principally affecting the wards of Woughton and Eaton Manor, and these need to be addressed by a targeted approach looking at particular issues within these localities.
At the moment, there are 55 people in work placements. |
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English |
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